I wasn't able to train a pixel art model from scratch (at least not without spending over $2k), so I'm making the effort somewhat worth it by releasing my synthetic dataset instead, over 1.4M images generated with Krea 2 and a custom LoRA
I also have some ideas for improving asset quality a lot
The main issue right now is removing the magenta background, but I think I know how to fix it
You can check it out here